Fixing slow SSH connect times when using Apple Macs

Does it take forever for your Mac SSH client to connect to your ssh server?

If so check that the IP you are ssh-ing to has a PTR (aka reverse dns or rdns) entry.

RimuHosting customers can set this at http://rimuhosting.com/cp/rdns.jsp

The slow connect time is the Mac ssh client doing a reverse DNS lookup on the server's IP address.